Rude's Cripple 500+hp RS Conversion

Pretty much a repost...

So after the panels are welded on, I gotta get them rolled to fit at least 9s or 10s with camber. Ill use my 7s and 8s for tucking fun..

Thinking about getting the SC 17x9/10s. Either reverse stagger or reg stagger. Whee'll see.

I have some spension stuff to buy still, but this area is not quite my expertise. Figure I need all the nice parts will adjustable this and that with pillo balls.

I haapen to be one of the few that received DGR suspenson on time and with custom blue parts with white springs. So I'll be riding on that.

So other than that, my car should be here by Saturday or the beginning of next week.

So my good friend got the car up on a trailer truck. Just got a call 2 minutes ago, that it will be here at 5pm.















When do we start?

Well guys, the car and rest of my RS parts finally made it to my house Friday with help from mother and my long time friend in Illinois. Eventually the build will be started!

She needs a good cleaning though and a spider search...

Dead battery...good thing I know simple Spanish..lol

wooooooot congrats on finally getting it to FL!!!


I have a feeling I'm going to be spending a good number of weekends in Tampa helping wrench on it

When you get here, we should test fit the front fenders and bumpers...

Don't be mean to your mom!
Her first battery change....Nothing more ammusing than making electric shock sounds when she's already scared to touch the terminals.

Wednesday we are going to take her for a long over due wash and interior clean-up! No. not my mom....





My idle exhaust note with the turbo setup....keep in mind. 3" Straight Pipe with a glass-pack.

lol nice

This thread needs MOAR pics!

That's right, I bought Jared's famous Top Speed turbo kit....I bought a brand new GTX-3582R and waiting on the Tial SS housing.



Turbo Stuff















Exhaust



Drivetrain

















Engine Changes









Cockpit Changes

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I bought this wing from Pirahna on FJ 3 years ago...it will be painted silver....

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Thats a beefy turbo

So many nice parts.

Dare I post more before I get banned?

it pains me to see an auto, but i GUESS I'll let that bullshit "im a crip" excuse go...for now.....

dude, I'm glad everything is coming together! should be fun. cant wait for it to be killin new 2012+ foci

LOL those few pictures you posted are only a small fraction of whats hiding in that garage.

This topic bores me.

I declare this car nonexistant. Moving on.

Rudel wrote:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, my custom colored DGR suspension I want to cut the strut tower out and have a custom one made so the spension does not have to be pulled for adjusting....

Me as well, but I'm afraid I'd be compromising the structural integrity of the shock tower if I were to do that.

HaveBlue83 wrote:it pains me to see an auto, but i GUESS I'll let that bullshit "im a crip" excuse go...for now.....

dude, I'm glad everything is coming together! should be fun. cant wait for it to be killin new 2012+ foci

I need some cripple decals... At least it's not a stock ATX. I'll be killin' that new RS if it comes to town...

glowin3232 wrote:LOL those few pictures you posted are only a small fraction of whats hiding in that garage.

I have more crap in Japan storage...

Sasquatch wrote:This topic bores me.

I declare this car nonexistant. Moving on.

Thanks for the ghey point.

trailbikerider wrote:

Rudel wrote:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, my custom colored DGR suspension I want to cut the strut tower out and have a custom one made so the spension does not have to be pulled for adjusting....

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Me as well, but I'm afraid I'd be compromising the structural integrity of the shock tower if I were to do that.

I'm planning to cut it all out and make a new wheel well, if Jim is up to it.

Haha man sounds like i have alot to do

That's just a thought. Though, new top mounts for the spension would be nice.

Everything else is pretty straight forward. Are you doing the quarter panels too, or will I need another shop for that?

so whats to become of the old turbo kit hmmm

Of course I will sell it.

maybe ill buy it for spare parts for my other one in the closet

and have the balls to put it on the car

No balls!

naw just waitin to have the money and down time and someone to tune it one week

I hear ya, took me 3 years to get this started...

ive only had my car for 9 months and i just finshed the paint after i f it all up

Well....it happens. Hope you can get it together soon.

yea just need new skirts and paint the bumper im getting from josh and wet sand everything

Haha, that bumper I gave to Josh for you. He should have taken the side skirts for you too, I have sitting in my garage.

no the bumper is for him im getting his old one cause its in better shape then mine and im goin to fix it and paint it but ill come help jim whhen he works on your car one weekend and pick them up

Sounds good!

Pretty sure i can knock out the quarters no problem buddy.

Very exciting..haha.

Thanks!

Anytime buddy. i gotta make sure i have a good drill bit lol 55 spot welds on each side

Here's everything I'm still waiting for:

ATX ECU & Harnesses
Fuel Injectors & FPR
Jared's 4" Exhaust

.....Thanks for the quick chat. Lots to do, at least it seems like it. As for that list: Modify at will; how it fits your and the body shop's schedule.

Modify Gauge Cluster to hold 5 gauges
Fabricate Special Shifter Base for an RS feel (talk more)

Burn Fuel or Drain It

Remove Battery
Pull Interior Out
Dewire & Remove Old Gauges Except Wideband
Remove Rear Bumper
Pull RS Front End Off
Remove Upper/Lower Crashbar
Drain Coolant
Remove Radiators

Pull Engine & Getrag, Shifter Base & Cables
Reset Timing
Replace Cam Gears
Replace Tensionor Pulley
Replace Fuel Injectors
Install Oil Cooler Adaptor
Clean Up A/C Compressor
Install ATX on Engine (Check Fluids!)

Remove Fuel Tank
Install Top-Speed Modified Fuel Tank & Lines
Modify Fuel Lines & Install FPR.

Fabricate Plates For RS Crash Bar (So it can be bolted on the chasse)
Modify Crashbar To Fit The Intecrooler
Fabricate Front DGR Camber Plate Mounts On Wheel Arches (If possible or make hole larger!)
Fabricate Roll Cage (dare I brake my neck again..haha)

Put Front End On (no radiators, lights & grill)

Remove Door Jam Hooks
Remove Rear QP Glass, Triangles & Lights
Remove Rear QPs
Add RS QPs
Fabricate Sheet Metal To Fill Gap In Wheel Arch)
Add RS Rear Crash Bars
Add RS Rear Bumper
Roll RS QPs & Front Fenders Wider To Fit 9/10s comfortably.
Drill Holes On Hatch For '99 Viking Wing

Body & Paint (CD Silver Everything)
Custom Paint Cam Cover (like my 180sx)
Install QP Glass, Triangles & Lights

Remove Front End

Install Battery Relocation
Install Electrical Distribution Block (small Shark should work)
Install wiring for ATX, ECU, and New Gauges
Install ATX Shifter Base & Cable
Install Front Seats Only, No Panels. (Will do the rest at home)

Install Engine/ATX & Hook Up Related Gauges
Install Turbo Kit & Hook Up Related Gauges
Hook Up Fuel Lines

Install Radiators & Crash Bars
Install Oil Cooler
Fill Up With Coolant & Oil
First Start (check everything)

Put Front End On
Initial Safe Driving Tune, until I get hand controls installed & driving practice

Couple Of Tunes & Go RACE!

15, 25, 37psi

Thats a hell of a list.

I know..

I wish it was like overhaul, where they get'er done in 2 days...lol

More pics added on the second page..

So, after looking over that list again, what do you think are some reasonable goals that we should aim to accomplish on the 18th? Should we even attempt to grind down your crash bar, or should we just pull it off?

Josh and I may be able to convince more people to ride over with us after the All Florida G2G on the 17th, so we should have many hands to help destroy your Focus piece by piece.

I assuming you want to leave the engine stuffs intact until you get the car to Jim's, so maybe we could work on pulling the interior?

There's quite a few things we can do, but only if time persists.

Pulling the interior, including the carpet, except for the driver seat

We can go ahead and pull the rear bumper

We'll mod the front crash bar anyways to save room on the truck. But if Jim doesn't take it for a spin to burn fuel, we could just cut it off.

We could remove the lights too, but need to know if Jim is gonna joy ride it

Modify existing wiring to use Euro front/rear fog lights, & indicators.

Drill holes for the Viking Wing & rust proof the holes.

Possibly do the battery relocation.

Rudel wrote:
We'll mod the front crash bar anyways to save room on the truck. But if Jim doesn't take it for a spin to burn fuel, we could just cut it off.

We can't cut it off.

It needs to be cut off by Jim when he is ready to fabricate the parts to bolt the RS one on. And the engine and trans need to be out. When you cut off the crash bar, the frame rails will try to spread open, which could get ugly....especially with the engine in there

Then modding we will do

sweeet list lol. And its really up to you if you want me to drive it, i can trailer it to my place if you wanted to do other things. its all up to you buddy either way works.